I don't really mean to have a lengthy discussion about my personal dissatisfactions, but I do think a rejoinder will be useful. I'm not talking about the _field_ being more difficult. That bothers me not at all. I'm talking about the _questions_ being more difficult than some previous years or tournaments. I want to know ahead of time that questions are going to be on the difficult end of the trash spectra a la trashionals, and not say trash regionals. This is so I can (a) write a packet tailored to that level so that you might actually use it, (b) practice on appropriate material, or (c) stay home because you've raised the bar above a level at which I can contribute to my team and not waste both your and my time. I hope to be at Matt's tournament at Pitt on the 23rd. But you will see no similar post after that tournament because it is announced as ACF regional and/or national level, I expect it to be hard, I will be practicing that material between now and then. It does worry me a little that Matt is bored with questions he's heard before though... I didn't mean to imply that the entire tournament was ACF-ish in content, and I did kick myself for not catching the Malinkowski reference. And since I said lots of negative things, let me close with one positive one: I did like getting the "Dark Side of the Moon" after Erin asked me to play that CD on the drive down. But when I tried to play the Pet Shop Boys, Erin said no. :) -Bill
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